MACCLESFIELD TOWN 1, LEYTON ORIENT 1 The fairytale is still on as Macclesfield Town inched ever closer to a return to the English Football League following their home draw against Leyton Orient. The Silkmen, relegated from the EFL in 2012 and with one of the lowest budgets in the National League, for several hours went […]
Liverpool land Champions League knockout blow against Manchester City
MAN CITY 1, LIVERPOOL 2
(Liverpool won 5-1 on aggregate)
AFTER breezing through the 2017/18 campaign for more than eight months, Manchester City and Pep Guardiola have suddenly been found lacking at the business end of the season.
Three defeats in a disastrous seven days – twice to Liverpool in the quarter finals of the Champions League and also in the Manchester derby – have exposed chinks in the armour of Guardiola who had until now done little wrong.
Wasteful Oldham Athletic held at home by Walsall
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, WALSALL 1
Oldham Athletic paid for wastefulness in front of goal as they were held to a home draw against fellow Sky Bet League One strugglers Walsall.
And the loss of two more points left Latics still perilously close to the relegation places.
Oldham Athletic have two penalty shouts rejected in goalless draw at Oxford United
OXFORD UNITED 0, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 Oldham Athletic overcame adversity at Oxford United where they picked up a valuable away point in their battle against relegation from Sky Bet League One. Latics lost Kean Bryan early in the game through injury and, with Anthony Gerrard and Brian Wilson also ruled out, they faced a centre-back […]
Manchester United are party poopers as they win at Manchester City to delay Premier League title coronation
MAN CITY 2, MAN UTD 3
Manchester City’s coronation as Premier League champions has been put on ice following their derby defeat at home to neighbours United.
In an extraordinary game, United produced a remarkable fightback to delay the celebrations as City could have won the title and made history by securing it with six games to go, something no other team had done.